you're right. What would make sense probably would be to respect the maxlength per default and add an optional attribute to the step to specify that maxlength check should be bypassed.
Can you open an issue for that? (with a patch, it's even better ;-)) Cheers, Marc. -- Blog: http://mguillem.wordpress.com Robert Bodziony wrote: > hi > i got same issue. i think that SetInputField method doesne care ab > maxlength or size parameter :( > > Regards, > > Robert > > > > 2008/1/9, Willi Kuhnis < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > Hi, > > > I want to check the maxlength of a input-field. > > I have a Input-field like this: > > <input class="coolborder" name > = > "RemoteDir" type="text" size="40" > maxlength="40" value=""> > > > > **** First I fill a variable with a string of the maxlength (40) > > <var name="x" value=""/> > > <repeat count="${maxlength}"> > > <var name="x" value="M${x}"/> > > </repeat> > > <echo>${x}</echo> > > ************* Then I fill in this variable to the Input field > > <setInputField value="${x}" name="${name}" description="Set > editfield ${name} to a length of ${maxlength} : ${x}"/> > > <clickButton label="Submit" description="Press the submit button for > ${name}"/> > > > > ******* Then I check the content -> this has to be OK > > <verifyInputField value="${x}" name="${name}" description="check if > the Inputfield has still the same content"/> > > > > ***** Now I add one more character to my variable and enter this I > the input field > > <var name="x" value="${x}+"/> > > <echo>${x}</echo> > > <setInputField value="${x}" name="${name}" description="Set > editfield ${name} to maxlength+1 ${x}"/> > > > > ******* When I test the content of the Inputfield, then I get 41 > characters-> this should not be possible!! > > <storeInputFieldAttribute name="${name}" property="valnew" > attributeName="value" description="Get the value"/> > > <echo>"my value 1="</echo> > > <echo>"#{valnew}"</echo> > > > > > ******* Also verifyInputField say, that the field contents all the > 41 characters -> this should be not possible > > <verifyInputField value="${x}" name="${name}" description="check:the > Inputfield must not have the same content"/> > > > > > > What can I do ? > > Thanks for a help > > Willi > > > > -- > Willi Kuhnis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > _______________________________________________ WebTest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canoo.com/mailman/listinfo/webtest
